[Instrumental intro - broken-beat drums, warm bass and Rhodes] [Verse 1 - contemporary reader, clear conversational English lead] I read Wittgenstein, start with games I know A chessboard, then the cards, and off we go Some keep a score; some never need to win A circle of kids lets another player in [Hook - light sung phrasing, warm close harmonies] Still a game, though not the same Different ways to share a name From this one to the next we go A family of things we know [Instrumental break - interlocking keys and percussion] [Verse 2 - keep the game examples clearly audible] Solitaire, alone on Friday night Chess with a friend beneath the kitchen light Ring-a-ring-a-roses, no one needs to win The tests I tried won't keep them all within [Hook - same words, relaxed delivery] Still a game, though not the same Different ways to share a name From this one to the next we go A family of things we know [Instrumental outro - bass and keys carry the ending]
